7.21.2004
U.S. Commander Mulls Bosnia-Herzegovina Troop Cut
Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
It's likely time to reduce the number of American troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a senior U.S. military officer told members of Congress here today.
"I think that the conditions are right, now, to downsize" the U.S. military presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Army Maj. Gen. Virgil Packett, commander of the Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, told the U.S. House Armed Services Committee.Up to 60,000 U.S. troops were deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in the mid-1990s as part of a NATO mission to stabilize the region following a bloody civil war. Today, about 900 American troops, Packett noted, are pulling security duty in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Packett didn't offer what numbers of U.S. troops, if any, would remain in Bosnia-Herzegovina after force reductions.
American Forces Press Service
It's likely time to reduce the number of American troops in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a senior U.S. military officer told members of Congress here today.
"I think that the conditions are right, now, to downsize" the U.S. military presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Army Maj. Gen. Virgil Packett, commander of the Stabilization Force in Bosnia-Herzegovina, told the U.S. House Armed Services Committee.Up to 60,000 U.S. troops were deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina in the mid-1990s as part of a NATO mission to stabilize the region following a bloody civil war. Today, about 900 American troops, Packett noted, are pulling security duty in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Packett didn't offer what numbers of U.S. troops, if any, would remain in Bosnia-Herzegovina after force reductions.
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